Disabled people are not scroungers It’s time the government stopped using incapacity benefits as a political football – those who […]
Commons Health Committee inquiry into Social Care The House of Commons Health Committee has issued an invitation to submit written […]
The parallel universe of David Cameron ”Cameron said, ‘Now we’re asking those questions’. He failed to mention that Atos, the […]
Welfare Reform Bill committee stage: day two – 07 October 2011 The House of Lords debated the Welfare Reform Bill, which had its […]
Welfare Reform The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick): The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-01008, in the name […]
This chart will keep you up to date with the ConDem welfare cuts in the UK Click here: http://www.nawra.org.uk
October 6th 2011 To say that we warmly welcome this development would be a gross understatement. Black Triangle and Inclusion […]
“Tonight on Reporting Scotland “Should the Scottish Parliament accept Iain Duncan Smith’s Welfare Reform Bill?” ‘Wholesale changes to the […]
Welfare reform debate Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs welfare should be devolved to Holyrood, in a debate on 5 […]
Deborah Padfield, 5 October 2011 About the author Deborah Padfield is a specialist Citizens Advice Bureau adviser working on benefits, primarily […]
29 September, 2011 – 11:27 — Jenny Gulliford Earlier this week we looked at whether or not 400,000 people stood to lose all […]
“He actually said, ‘you’re a doctor, you could do my job’. I couldn’t, Not morally I couldn’t. They’re not doctors. […]
By The Voice | Published 29th September 2011 – 12:15 pm Suzanne Fletcher had an experience many Lib Dems have experienced at the party’s […]
“The Solution, which is set to transform the debate on ethnicity and mental healthcare has been launched by the campaign group […]
John Shield will join the department at the end of November from his current role as director of current affairs […]
29th September 2011 By Isabel Hardman Benefit payments should be conditional on a claimant attending support groups or volunteering in […]
Labour party conference, day four: rolling comment “Cooper performed a typical politicians’ shuffle when asked some of the more critical […]
Q: Sick and disabled peopled are hardest hit by the cuts. Are you reluctant to defend the disabled because the […]
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